Issue 1: “Shadow of the Scud” (24 Pages)
Synopsis:
In 1986, American soldier Brad Sotiris infiltrates North Korea’s Tonghae missile test site to photograph a Scud-B missile, disguised in a stolen uniform. His mission spirals into chaos when he’s spotted, sparking a desperate chase through dense forest. Captured after a fall, Brad faces brutal interrogation and a death sentence for espionage. As execution looms, Clint and Jill orchestrate a daring rescue, crashing a trolley into the prison to incite a riot, freeing Brad, teammate Dennis, and defector Lee Chung. The team fights through guards to a stealth boat, but Lee is killed by the vengeful Warden, whom Brad kills in return. Escaping under helicopter fire, Brad reaches safety, only to face CIA Director William Casey’s demand for resignation over the mission’s fallout. Colonel Kurk intervenes, assigning Brad a critical new op: stop the Soviet Terra-4 laser, tied to the Challenger disaster, pulling him back into a high-stakes global conflict.
